CDS Gear Box is opening soon!

5/25/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

CDS QuaranTEAM Challenge: Update

5/22/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

We are currently finished with scoring for the CDS QuaranTEAM Challenge. Next week we will be releasing the list of winners, the prizes being issued, and montage video of all of your great submissions at the end of next week.

4/30/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Join SAE Membership for a special virtual mentoring event in the Open Forum of Member Connection May 7 – 8. Mentors and mentees will be able to discuss being a woman in the mobility industry, as well as how to effectively communicate in the workplace. Six women from varying career stages will be available over the course of those two days to answer your questions and share their experiences:

Weekly Event Update - 4/28

4/28/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Reminder that technical presentations will be held this Friday, May 1st. A copy of the technical presentation score sheet was emailed to all teams currently planning to participate in presentations. Best of luck to everyone presenting on Friday!

CDS QuaranTEAM Challenge

4/27/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Starting this Wednesday, we will be posting daily challenges on the SAE AeroConnect Challenge mobile application. The challenges will vary from day to day and will require teams to get creative in order to complete. Click for full details.

SAE AeroConnect Challenge - Year 2

4/23/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

SAE Student Membership – Spring Updates

4/15/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Membership is hosting a bunch of great events this spring such as the WCX 2020 Knowledge Bar, women-focused mentor mixer, and Industrial Lectures via WebEx. Take advantage of these opportunities over the next few months!

4/8/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Weekly Event Update - 4/7

4/7/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

The 2020 SAE AeroConnect Challenge™ Virtual event will be taking place in two parts: oral presentations and the virtual event day. The SAE AeroConnect Challenge™ Program Manager and rules committee have begun to outline what this means for each aspect of the event.

Virtual Event Update

3/31/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Our team here at SAE International has been working diligently to try to define exactly what that virtual AeroConnect Challenge experience will now look like. We have outlined what students can expect from the 2020 event and will continue with regular communications weekly.

AeroConnect Challenge Virtual 2020

3/19/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Due to concerns around the rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to modify the 2020 Collegiate Design Series (CDS) Season, originally scheduled for April – June 2020.

Presentation Schedule Updated

3/4/2020
2020 SAE AeroConnect Challenge

Coronavirus Update

3/2/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

The Collegiate Design Series team along with SAE International is aware of and continues to monitor the evolving Coronavirus outbreaks. The health of our participants is our number one priority, and we will advise further steps as needed throughout the competition season to individual event participants.

2/5/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Registering for AeroTech

2/5/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

All teams for the AeroConnect Challenge™ receive admission to SAE’s AeroTech 2020 Event. All team members MUST register prior to arriving onsite for the competition with AeroTech for admission onto the show floor where AeroConnect Challenge™ will be held.

Download the SAE AeroConnect Challenge App

1/8/2020
SAE Emerging Technology Series

December 2019 Highlights

12/11/2019
SAE Emerging Technology Series

As registration comes to a close, the first-ever 2020 AeroConnect Challenge season picks up speed. Teams are working on their designs, preparing documents, and making arrangements to attend SAE AeroTech in March.

Registration Fee Waived Thanks to SAE Foundation Support

11/26/2019
2020 SAE AeroConnect Challenge

Register Now for the 2020 SAE AeroConnect Challenge

11/14/2019
SAE Emerging Technology Series

We are looking for university teams to tackle a real-world connected aircraft problem and develop a UAV system to solve their identified problem. The 2020 Mission challenges teams to design a new rapidly deployable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system to support the wildfire-fighting mission. Register now through December 2, 2019 to participate in the 2020 SAE AeroConnect Challenge.

11/7/2019
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Earn a $1,000 Travel Stipend Upon Registering

10/22/2019
SAE Emerging Technology Series

SAE is offering a $1,000 USD travel stipend to the first 20 teams that register for the SAE AeroConnect Challenge™. This is in addition to the $1,500 registration fee reimbursement available to teams through the Learn Twice Special Initiative.

10/10/2019
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Get Reimbursed for Your Registration Fee by Volunteering!

10/8/2019
SAE Emerging Technology Series

The Learn Twice Special Initiative connects teams that participate in SAE AeroConnect Challenge with teachers who use the A World In Motion (AWIM) program by having the teams volunteer to support the teacher in their implementation of one of the AWIM challenges in the classroom. In return for their participation the SAE AeroConnect Challenge team will be reimbursed for the SAE AeroConnect Challenge registration fee after they complete their volunteer commitment in the classroom, which is a minimum of 30 to

10/3/2019
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Introducing SAE AeroConnect Challenge!

10/3/2019
SAE Emerging Technology Series

Through the SAE AeroConnect Challenge™ universities will think critically about emerging technology issues relevant to the connected aircraft industry. Teams of university students will identify a real-world connected aircraft problem and develop a UAV system to solve their identified problem. Immersed in the SAE International’s AeroTech Americas conference, universities will present their solution in various ways including a technical presentation and on the SAE International’s AeroTech Americas show floo

Registration Now Open for 2020 SAE AeroConnect Challenge!

10/1/2019
SAE Emerging Technology Series

University teams may begin registering for the 2020 SAE AeroConnect Challenge at www.sae.org. The $1,500 registration fee is non-refundable and must be paid within 48 business hours. In a university requires check payment, proof of payment initiation must be submitted to [email protected] within 48 business hours. Each university may register up to 2 teams, however separate entry fees are required for each team participating.